A map shows the most likely arrival times of tropical storm-force winds from Rafael. The hurricane strengthened on Wednesday as it moved toward Cuba. The storm will enter the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night. (NOAA National Hurricane Center)
Meteorologists expect there to be some coastal flooding, and believe the storm will most likely make US landfall along the Louisiana coast, though the precise location could range from the Florida Panhandle to the Texas coast.
“The good news is that while the Rafael may well enter the Gulf as a hurricane mid-week, there is very little chance of the storm reaching land as a hurricane,” Dr. Ryan Truchelut, chief meteorologist with WeatherTiger, told the Fort Myers, Florida, News-Press paper.
There is potential for the remnants of the storm to drop enough rain on southern Appalachia to cause flooding, but thankfully most of that rain is not expected to hit the regions affected by Hurricane Helene, where relief efforts are still underway.
Non-profit Climate Central said Wednesday that climate change had made the unusually warm Caribbean sea surface temperatures fueling Rafael at least 60 times more likely. The group noted that it is the seventh Atlantic hurricane to undergo rapid intensification.
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